To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `District of Columbia and United States Territories
Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act'.

SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED QUARTER DOLLARS HONORING THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA AND EACH OF THE TERRITORIES.

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:

`(r) Redesign and Issuance of Circulating Quarter Dollar Honoring the District
of Columbia and Each of the Territories-

`(1) REDESIGN IN 2009-

`(A) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1)
and subsection (d)(2) and subject to paragraph (6)(B), quarter dollar
coins issued during 2009, shall have designs on the reverse side selected
in accordance with this subsection which are emblematic of the District
of Columbia and the territories.

`(B) FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO PLACEMENT OF INSCRIPTIONS- Notwithstanding
subsection (d)(1), the Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars
issued during 2009 in which--

`(i) the inscription described in the second sentence of subsection
(d)(1) appears on the reverse side of any such quarter dollars; and

`(ii) any inscription described in the third sentence of subsection
(d)(1) or the designation of the value of the coin appears on the
obverse side of any such quarter dollars.

`(2) SINGLE DISTRICT OR TERRITORY DESIGN- The design on the reverse side
of each quarter dollar issued during 2009 shall be emblematic of one of
the following: The District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.

`(3) SELECTION OF DESIGN-

`(A) IN GENERAL- Each of the 6 designs required under this subsection
for quarter dollars shall be--

`(i) selected by the Secretary after consultation with--

`(I) the chief executive of the District of Columbia or the territory
being honored, or such other officials or group as the chief executive
officer of the District of Columbia or the territory may designate
for such purpose; and

`(II) the Commission of Fine Arts; and

`(ii) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

`(B) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS- Designs for quarter dollars may
be submitted in accordance with the design selection and approval process
developed by the Secretary in the sole discretion of the Secretary.

`(C) PARTICIPATION- The Secretary may include participation by District
or territorial officials, artists from the District of Columbia or the
territory, engravers of the United States Mint, and members of the general
public.

`(D) STANDARDS- Because it is important that the Nation's coinage and
currency bear dignified designs of which the citizens of the United
States can be proud, the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or
inappropriate design for any quarter dollar minted under this subsection.

`(E) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS- No head and shoulders portrait
or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person
may be included in the design of any quarter dollar under this subsection.

`(4) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC ITEMS- For purposes of sections 5134 and
5136, all coins minted under this subsection shall be considered to be
numismatic items.

`(5) ISSUANCE-

`(A) QUALITY OF COINS- The Secretary may mint and issue such number
of quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) in uncirculated
and proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

`(B) SILVER COINS- Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary may
mint and issue such number of quarter dollars of each design selected
under paragraph (4) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with
a content of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.

`(C) TIMING AND ORDER OF ISSUANCE- Coins minted under this subsection
honoring the District of Columbia and each of the territories shall
be issued in equal sequential intervals during 2009 in the following
order: the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.

`(6) OTHER PROVISIONS-

`(A) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF ADMISSION AS A STATE- If the District of
Columbia or any territory becomes a State before the end of the 10-year
period referred to in subsection (l)(1), subsection (l)(7) shall apply,
and this subsection shall not apply, with respect to such State.

`(B) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF INDEPENDENCE- If any territory becomes
independent or otherwise ceases to be a territory or possession of the
United States before quarter dollars bearing designs which are emblematic
of such territory are minted pursuant to this subsection, this subsection
shall cease to apply with respect to such territory.

`(7) TERRITORY DEFINED- For purposes of this subsection, the term `territory'
means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.'.

Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 2007.

Attest:

Clerk.

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 392

AN ACT

To provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and for other purposes.